Laurence Wedgwood

Laurence Wedgwood (1844 – 5 May 1913) was a director of the Wedgwood pottery firm.^[1]

Wedgwood was the youngest son of Francis Wedgwood and his wife, Frances Mosley. Wedgwood helped incorporate Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. in 1895.^[2] Elder brothers Godfrey and Clement were also in the business. He was the great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. He married Emma Elizabeth Houseman on 18 April 1871 and they had six children:

• Kennard Laurence Wedgwood (1873–1949), partner in Wedgwood & sons.^{[citation needed]}
• Mary Frances "Molly" Wedgwood (1874–1969)^{[citation needed]}
• Gilbert Henry Wedgwood (1876–1963), an officer in the York and Lancaster Regiment^{[citation needed]}
• Clement John Wedgwood (1877–1954)^{[citation needed]}
• Geoffrey Walter Wedgwood (1879–1897)^{[citation needed]}
• Unnamed daughter (born and died 22 October 1882)^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Obituary: Mr. Lawrence Wedgwood". The Times. No. 40205. 7 May 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lives of the Wedgwoods: The fourth generation". The Wedgwood Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2010.